Having a break with Rington's

Umm, it's all been a bit quiet hasn't it? The reason is that I've been hooked on Rington's tea for the last couple of months and it doesn't seem to have much signs of stopping. All is not lost however as I will be branching out into others teas in the near future (when my my pockets have stopped being quite so empty).

Tea-related Venn Diagrams

With thanks to buzzfeed.com
The full (sweary) article can be found here

Quick Review: SpecialTea Company Assam Reserve

The SpecialTea Company are a US based international supplier of teas to tea outlets/resellers and offer an interesting array of teas, many of which can be bought from amazon.co.uk

As a top-up to one of amazon's add-on purchases I bought an 85g bag of Assam Reserve loose leaf for my work set-up and here's the resulting info:

On Brewing (Oolong) Tea

'The first brew is for your enemy, the second for the servant, the third for your wife, fourth for your mistress, the fifth for your business partner and the last you keep for yourself,' - Chinese Proverb

On a PG Tip - The Taste of a Nation

PG Tips is one of Britain's weapon of choice when it comes to tea. They have, along with Tetley, dominated the the market for decades with their amusing, often simian-based advertising campaigns and approximately a quarter of all tea drunk in the UK is PG. If you are thinking of having a cuppa the chances are that the taste-memory you are experiencing is that of PG Tips. The question remains though: Is it any good?

PG Tips is a member of the Unilever family and falls heavily under the Everyday tea category. It is blended to produce a strong flavour that is robust enough to hold its own against the array of different drinking styles thrown at it. It deals well with sugar and can work equally well with skimmed and whole milk - in short, it's strong enough to be considered similar to English Breakfast teas. PG Tips hold a steady price-point and, while not the cheapest tea, it is generally affordable enough to be kept in store by those who only stock tea for their guests.

Cafédirect Fairtrade Hand-picked tea

So, time to poop or get off the pot so to speak. Here then is the Dead Tea Scrolls inaugural tea review.

Cafédirect Fairtrade Hand-picked Tea falls under the Everyday tea category. The blurb says that it is a Tanzanian/Ugandan/Kenyan blend the former two for colour and the latter for its delicate flavour and that seems, on the face of it, to pan out.

Everyday Tea is for the Weak(ends)

It's very nearly the weekend and, having recently enjoyed a rather frivolous and expensive time in Dublin, my tea options will be limited. At home we usually rotate three 'Everyday' teas: Yorkshire Tea, Twinings Everyday and Clipper Everyday which are all made in a pint mug with little attention to detail. Having lived in Wales for a number of years before moving to Birmingham, there was usually a fourth way in Glengettie but this is something of a rarity around these parts. The only deviation from the usual weekend splosh is when we have guests which should always (but often doesn't) demand a proper pot brew. I will review each of these teas in time but there is a more important group of teas that I want to mention here: my working-week teas.